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he points out to the history of some of these agreements, most notably with ronald reagan in the 1980's and president bush in 1991 in which republicans agreed to spending cuts that never happened while raising taxes. guest: that's right. there's a little confusion about how much spending cuts happened. it's the same sort of formula both sides are pursuing this time. you lock in the tax increases on the front end. then you come back later, six months, nine months, 12 months and find spending cuts in defense programs and set them into law. if you're among republicans is if you reach an agreement now and agree to tax increases, the spending cuts will get undone or never will be followed through on. that's one of the things that has held back talks, because republicans are skeptical that democrats will follow through. host: charles is on the independent line from colorado. caller: good morning, steve. i listened to it the myopic dogma in this segment over and over. the only people i can blame on this are the american people. the people who sit here and listen to these guys that are extrem
he points out to the history of some of these agreements, most notably with ronald reagan in the 1980's and president bush in 1991 in which republicans agreed to spending cuts that never happened while raising taxes. guest: that's right. there's a little confusion about how much spending cuts happened. it's the same sort of formula both sides are pursuing this time. you lock in the tax increases on the front end. then you come back later, six months, nine months, 12 months and find spending...
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ronald reagan, you talked about him. what is going on with these red states with guys like you who are in all white districts, you are protesting against president obama because you were raised in a time when you thought you were better than everyone else. taxes need to be raised. also, reagan redressed and it changed social security. taxes need to be raced. georgia is one of the poorest states. guest: thank you for the call, james. i am not protesting president obama. i think his policies have failed. you talk about education and bank in georgia, the average teacher salary i think is $54,000 a year. in georgia, it is $52,815 a year. nationwide, the average teacher's salary is $44,000 a year so we are paying our teachers in georgia a higher average salary than the national average. you are right. the educational system in georgia is one of the lowest. why is that? we have to focus on those problems paying than president reagan was a big spender but he had a democrat congress to deal with for six of the eight years he was
ronald reagan, you talked about him. what is going on with these red states with guys like you who are in all white districts, you are protesting against president obama because you were raised in a time when you thought you were better than everyone else. taxes need to be raised. also, reagan redressed and it changed social security. taxes need to be raced. georgia is one of the poorest states. guest: thank you for the call, james. i am not protesting president obama. i think his policies have...
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ronald reagan, he made a really big push to hold the senate that when he won the white house. and democrats retook the senate that year. he made what his advisors called an unprecedent push to elected vice president. in 1988, bill clinton was president in 1994 when the democrats lost the house of the senate for the first time together in 40 years. and his second term fund raising was driven in part by a few things. one of the more interesting story is it eclipses any president that i've studied. when bill clinton was re-elected, the d.n.c. was in debt. he wanted to try to win back the house in the senate that had been lost for the first time on his watch. he wanted to help elect vice president to the presidency and he wanted to try to elect his wife to the senate. on top >> on top of that, if the impeachment proceedings. he was active on the campaign trail. it could have changed the whole complexion of proceedings on capitol hill. it was remarkable extent to which president clinton dedicated himself to the second term. he did not have to. i imagine president obama will as well
ronald reagan, he made a really big push to hold the senate that when he won the white house. and democrats retook the senate that year. he made what his advisors called an unprecedent push to elected vice president. in 1988, bill clinton was president in 1994 when the democrats lost the house of the senate for the first time together in 40 years. and his second term fund raising was driven in part by a few things. one of the more interesting story is it eclipses any president that i've...
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ronald reagan said the closest is a to immoralitality government agency. caller: good morning, everybody. do you think capitalism and privatizing is withdrawing the money from the united states? they charge outrageous rates when the government could have maintained the prisoners cheaper. blackwater getting outrageous amounts of money to do things for the government. think that is draining our money. the money% withstood and that is why we are falling off the cliff. guest: it goes on the subject of crony capitalism. that is businesses that are dependent on government contracts. that is not free markets. if people can compete, that's fine. too often these cases are non- bid contracts and you get disasters like solyndra. meritocracy verses cronyism. meritocracy is like a company like apple. if you like them, apple does well. with cronyism, you become politically connected. cronyism is something we have to fight and get real competition and free markets. host: in the book, there are about 50 different taxes that the federal government has currently. accounts r
ronald reagan said the closest is a to immoralitality government agency. caller: good morning, everybody. do you think capitalism and privatizing is withdrawing the money from the united states? they charge outrageous rates when the government could have maintained the prisoners cheaper. blackwater getting outrageous amounts of money to do things for the government. think that is draining our money. the money% withstood and that is why we are falling off the cliff. guest: it goes on the subject...
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ronald reagan, three times. host: the circumstances under which presidents used it very greatly -- vary greatly. guest: some presidents' use it not that often. this is the first time for president obama. president clinton was faced with a number of special prosecuting investigations and congressional investigation that were large scale. he claimed it quite often. host: we invite you to be part of our conversation about executive decision. our phone lines are open. 202-737-0002 for republicans. 202-737-0001 for democrats. 202-628-0205 for independents. you can send us an e-mail or a tweet. guest: we have a relatively recent court decision in the previous administration, a claim of privilege about the skin of u.s. attorneys being fired for partisan reasons. a judge decided that the bush administration had been wrong and they had to enter questions from congress on this. that was a startling departure. host: did it limit the concept of the powers? guest: i would say it was particular to that case. the bush white ho
ronald reagan, three times. host: the circumstances under which presidents used it very greatly -- vary greatly. guest: some presidents' use it not that often. this is the first time for president obama. president clinton was faced with a number of special prosecuting investigations and congressional investigation that were large scale. he claimed it quite often. host: we invite you to be part of our conversation about executive decision. our phone lines are open. 202-737-0002 for republicans....
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i knew ronald reagan and respected ronald reagan. this is the obama derangement syndrome you just heard word for word. the idea that president obama admits he experimented with drugs, the only difference between him and george w. bush is he admits it and bush denied it. look where he is today, look what he's accomplished in his lifetime, look at his policies as president and tell me where you disagree with him, rather than, which this guy just did, that's the book, go after him personally. they cannot help themselves. host: michael savage, radio talk show host, you quote him saying "president obama is more of a terrorist than hugo chavez." guest: what can i say? how can you stoop to that level? i think they lose all credibility at that point. when you say something so outrageous. tom cradle also said he thought barack obama was more dangerous than al qaeda. now, sure, there are crazies like our last caller who are going to believe that but i think most of the american people know that's just nonsense. host: there is a narrative. gues
i knew ronald reagan and respected ronald reagan. this is the obama derangement syndrome you just heard word for word. the idea that president obama admits he experimented with drugs, the only difference between him and george w. bush is he admits it and bush denied it. look where he is today, look what he's accomplished in his lifetime, look at his policies as president and tell me where you disagree with him, rather than, which this guy just did, that's the book, go after him personally. they...
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guest: ronald reagan stood his ground and ronald reagan, at the end of the book i quote, ronald reagan, one of his terrific viewpoints where he said i believe, and i still believe, that america is that shining city on a hill. he had a very sunny view of america, he was not a negative campaigner, he wasn't a negative person. i think the great appeal of ronald reagan was he -- was that he had a great positive vision of what america could be, that shining city on a hill and while i disagreed with him politically, how could you have not at least personally felt that this was a good person who was often underestimated by his detractors but really one of the -- wanted the best for this country. we don't have to demonize the other side just because we don't agree with him. host: what is thanksgiving or a family reunion like for alan colmes? guest: there's usually a dry cleaning bill and removal of cranberry sauce. we have a rule, we don't talk politics when we're together as a family. i think it's a lot safer that way. host: we'll go to mike in akron, ohio, independent line with alan colmes.
guest: ronald reagan stood his ground and ronald reagan, at the end of the book i quote, ronald reagan, one of his terrific viewpoints where he said i believe, and i still believe, that america is that shining city on a hill. he had a very sunny view of america, he was not a negative campaigner, he wasn't a negative person. i think the great appeal of ronald reagan was he -- was that he had a great positive vision of what america could be, that shining city on a hill and while i disagreed with...
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caller: i am calling from the home of ronald reagan. he lived right down the street. my question -- no, i have been falling politics. i remember in 2000 when george w. bush became president. we had a $259 billion budget surplus. then the republicans took control of the house and senate. they were talking about, yeah, we're going to give $1.2 trillion in tax cuts. in 2003, i believe it was $1.30 trillion in tax cuts. everybody said, no, do not do it, because you're going to blow a $5.60 trillion hole in the budget. and now, that is one of my questions. also, you said policies that are supposed to be job-related and everybody can see that these bills that you send over, you knew, you your heart that these bills would not be taken up by the democrats because that is the way you wanted it because you are falling right with mitch mcconnell, that you want to make this a one-term president. you need to answer to the american people why, one, did you distribute the wealth from the middle-class, the poor, to the upper class, and we'll look at 1 million galt -- jobs during the
caller: i am calling from the home of ronald reagan. he lived right down the street. my question -- no, i have been falling politics. i remember in 2000 when george w. bush became president. we had a $259 billion budget surplus. then the republicans took control of the house and senate. they were talking about, yeah, we're going to give $1.2 trillion in tax cuts. in 2003, i believe it was $1.30 trillion in tax cuts. everybody said, no, do not do it, because you're going to blow a $5.60 trillion...
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ronald reagan had 10 months of over 10%. % if you read an article on temporary 9, wall street journal, 2009, bush on jobs, it shows clearly that the democrats are far superior, even with the small tax rate. i think obama wants to raise t itso 4% obverses gigantic amounts being portrayed. the last thing, since 1970 there has been basically a 17 bailouts. 15 of those have been under republicans, two hundred democrats. the democrats had their money paid back by the ones they invested in. so that is an investment. last, could you explain the distance between lobbying and bribery? host: that's a lot to address. guest: a lot to talk about. first, on what the president has proposed with respect to taxes, with the president has said is congress should act now today to extend tax relief for middle- income americans. 98% of american families. everybody earning less than $250,000 per year. he said let's do that now. what is holding that up is our republican colleagues that it even though they are for that, providing tax relief to people under 200 deposit thousand dollars a year income, they will
ronald reagan had 10 months of over 10%. % if you read an article on temporary 9, wall street journal, 2009, bush on jobs, it shows clearly that the democrats are far superior, even with the small tax rate. i think obama wants to raise t itso 4% obverses gigantic amounts being portrayed. the last thing, since 1970 there has been basically a 17 bailouts. 15 of those have been under republicans, two hundred democrats. the democrats had their money paid back by the ones they invested in. so that...
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when ronald reagan came in, he said after a thorough review, everything in the treaty is fine except the deep seabed mining and we need a revision of that. as the former u.s. ambassador and deputy special represent ative, i wrote him a letter saying that we must revise these provisions on party 11. they work subsequently revised. they met every single one of his conditions, though it took until 1994 to get that full renegotiation imperium we got it. we now have a treaty that in every one of these respects, including the addition of protecting u.s. access to strategic minerals in the deep ocean floor, that is extremely important to the u.s.. host: we formally part of the treaty? guest: we have not yet given -- received consent from the senate. this issue has gone through the senate foreign relations committee and been approved in 2004. it was approved again in 2007. i am very pleased that the senate foreign relations committee is taking it up again. sadly, it was never submitted to a vote in 2004 and 2007. i am very hopeful this time it will be. the u.s. is long overdue in adhering to
when ronald reagan came in, he said after a thorough review, everything in the treaty is fine except the deep seabed mining and we need a revision of that. as the former u.s. ambassador and deputy special represent ative, i wrote him a letter saying that we must revise these provisions on party 11. they work subsequently revised. they met every single one of his conditions, though it took until 1994 to get that full renegotiation imperium we got it. we now have a treaty that in every one of...
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our deficit situation began with ronald reagan. we were the biggest lender nation in the world when he entered. when we left, we were the biggest debtor nation in the world. $10 trillion of the debt now was brought about by reagan and the two bushes. our prior president had a strange accounting system. he kept $3 trillion off the books, like organized crime does. as far as president obama being a failure, we were bleeding 750,000 jobs per month under bush. we are now seeing a steady reduction in the unemployed. we are seeing a gain in gdp. osama bin laden, whom president bush said that he did not give much thought to, is now dead. we took care of the situation in libya with no feet on the ground and now lives lost. i think that our standing right now is much better than it was prior to president obama coming into office. host: we are just about out time. let's listen to our guest. guest: the caller certainly had a lot to say. the fact of the matter is that republicans are always concerned about the national debt and deficit. democr
our deficit situation began with ronald reagan. we were the biggest lender nation in the world when he entered. when we left, we were the biggest debtor nation in the world. $10 trillion of the debt now was brought about by reagan and the two bushes. our prior president had a strange accounting system. he kept $3 trillion off the books, like organized crime does. as far as president obama being a failure, we were bleeding 750,000 jobs per month under bush. we are now seeing a steady reduction...
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kennedy did, as ronald reagan did, as george w. bush did, and in fact, the bush tax cuts resulted in a 13% increase in revenue. the president knew that. he said that if you keep money in the private sector, it is not the government put the money, it is the people's money. if people keep the money, they could invest, hire more people. i believe tax cuts clearly create jobs, which then increases revenue and the bush tax cuts prove that point. i would be happy to get that information to you. do not hesitate to contact my office a i am telling the truth. host: barbara. south dakota. independent line. caller: good was just curious, e elected as a representative, senator, or congressman, i understand you are part of either the democratic or republican party, but once you are elected, is it not your duty to represent both parties, the democratic and republican, because you are our elected official? is it not your responsibility to look at both sides and take the best pieces from both sides and decide what is went to work best for the peop
kennedy did, as ronald reagan did, as george w. bush did, and in fact, the bush tax cuts resulted in a 13% increase in revenue. the president knew that. he said that if you keep money in the private sector, it is not the government put the money, it is the people's money. if people keep the money, they could invest, hire more people. i believe tax cuts clearly create jobs, which then increases revenue and the bush tax cuts prove that point. i would be happy to get that information to you. do...
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because i'm a conservative like ronald reagan, i believe in immigration. there's a fundamental problem with what some of this caller is saying. i don't think they represent the majority of republicans. fact, if you see all the polling for the american people, democrats and republicans, they favor border security, they also favor legal zation and a robust worker program. the reality is nobody likes to enter illegally. the problem is that we have a market need, a labor market need for foreign workers. in certain sectors of our economy. there are certain jobs that americans don't want to do or frankly jobs where no americans of working age to do it. our society is aging. so we need to find a way to fix the system so people can come here legally. we don't like illegal immigration. i don't think even undocumented immigrants like illegal immigration. guest: i agree with that. guest: so we need to fix the system so people can come in the country to work legally and in a dignified way. but because of the unions a mechanism that would allow for the legal flow of wo
because i'm a conservative like ronald reagan, i believe in immigration. there's a fundamental problem with what some of this caller is saying. i don't think they represent the majority of republicans. fact, if you see all the polling for the american people, democrats and republicans, they favor border security, they also favor legal zation and a robust worker program. the reality is nobody likes to enter illegally. the problem is that we have a market need, a labor market need for foreign...
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i said i know ronald reagan and you know robbery in. i said ronald reagan raised taxes 11 times it is eight years. grover said, i know, i did not like that. i said, why do you think he did? he did it to make the country run. we never have less revenue to run this country since the korean war. 15.2% of gdp. you don't need to do a tax increase. cohen and dig into the pile of tax expenditures and jerk some of those babies out of there and go to any tax system. caller: you are one of my heroes. what do you consider to be full employment in the united states? guest: i cannot play the game. think of the young people coming into the workforce. host: what percentage would you be comfortable with? guest: you can do the figures all day long, bounce them back and forth. pick a figure during reagan's time 4%. i was in congress 18 years and never saw a statistic that was correct about growth or unemployment. it is like health care. 10,000 people a day or turning 65. if you say the present unemployment is this and forget how many hundreds of thousand
i said i know ronald reagan and you know robbery in. i said ronald reagan raised taxes 11 times it is eight years. grover said, i know, i did not like that. i said, why do you think he did? he did it to make the country run. we never have less revenue to run this country since the korean war. 15.2% of gdp. you don't need to do a tax increase. cohen and dig into the pile of tax expenditures and jerk some of those babies out of there and go to any tax system. caller: you are one of my heroes....
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ronald reagan is going to be remembered for that forever. he had a great sense of humor. host: a comment on twitter. however says a sense of humor is very important. obama often makes me laugh. he has a great delivery. here is what john says -- having a good writers is not the same as having a sense of humor. thank you for all your calls, coming up next we will. campaign 2012 and a foreign- policy. where the candidates stand. and later on jonathon turley of george washington university law school. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> i have to be honest with you. i love these debates. these things are great. and i think it is interesting that the president still doesn't have an agenda for a second term. do not you think that it is time for him to finally put together a vision of what he will do next four years if he is elected? he has to come up with this over the weekend. there is only one debate left. >> let us recap what we learned last night. his tax plan doesn't add up. jobs.lan doesn't create deficit deduction plan adds to the deficit. everybody here has heard of the n
ronald reagan is going to be remembered for that forever. he had a great sense of humor. host: a comment on twitter. however says a sense of humor is very important. obama often makes me laugh. he has a great delivery. here is what john says -- having a good writers is not the same as having a sense of humor. thank you for all your calls, coming up next we will. campaign 2012 and a foreign- policy. where the candidates stand. and later on jonathon turley of george washington university law...
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the fact that you use ronald reagan as an icon, and not mention ever that ronald reagan raised taxes 11 times during his tenure, so yes, there was success during a number of his years. you never mentioned the wars, and the obscene money that has gone out of the door for these illegal occupations that started under george bush. you do not mention taking care of the doughnut hole, the legal occupations. host: let's get some response. a lot on the table there. guest: thank you for calling. i am glad you get a kick out of me. let me take on one issue about ronald reagan raising taxes. there were 11 attacks raises, but which tax raises, -- tax raises, but when he took office, the economy was in a freefall. what i find annoying is obama and his advisers say he took over during the greatest recession since the great depression, but reagan took over during an even greater economic crisis. i graduated from college and could not get a job as a burger flipper. that was a brutal decade. reagan brought inflation down. we stabilize the currency under paul volcker and ronald reagan. by the way, mos
the fact that you use ronald reagan as an icon, and not mention ever that ronald reagan raised taxes 11 times during his tenure, so yes, there was success during a number of his years. you never mentioned the wars, and the obscene money that has gone out of the door for these illegal occupations that started under george bush. you do not mention taking care of the doughnut hole, the legal occupations. host: let's get some response. a lot on the table there. guest: thank you for calling. i am...
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if you guys remember, ronald reagan said to trust, but verify. host: we are seeing that the candidates are paying attention to iowa. iowa certainly gets a lot of attention in the primary, but you are also seeing a lot of candidates at this late stage in the game. have you been to any rallies? caller: you bet. i will be there this evening. host: thank you for sharing your perspective. let's go to stewart, virginia. democratic caller, hello. caller: thank you, c-span. i agree with it, as long as it is not closed. that is when it becomes tedious. i would like to say that, to the folks who have a job with corporations, do not let them believe you. they will not know who you vote for. you will keep your job. if they ask, just tell them what they want to hear and vote the way you want. host: when you look at the voting techniques, do you have any concerns about security? the way that things are done? are you confident they your vote will be counted? caller: it is like anything else, it is done on computers, which can shut down and fit -- and failed. i
if you guys remember, ronald reagan said to trust, but verify. host: we are seeing that the candidates are paying attention to iowa. iowa certainly gets a lot of attention in the primary, but you are also seeing a lot of candidates at this late stage in the game. have you been to any rallies? caller: you bet. i will be there this evening. host: thank you for sharing your perspective. let's go to stewart, virginia. democratic caller, hello. caller: thank you, c-span. i agree with it, as long as...
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we need someone like ronald reagan again. we need to get the whole conservative movement running instead of these consultants that are inside the beltway. the federal government is too big and out of control. washington is rich and the rest of the country is hurting. they're using smoke and mirrors. something has to change. the people have to wake up and it will take a crisis. we are in trouble. but host: we will talk with malice in a little while on the future of the republican party. he is our guest in about a half- hour from now. let's look at the headline in the washington post, on the front page -- laurie montgomery reports -- senator lindsey graham of south carolina was on abc yesterday. let's hear what he had to say on the no taxes pledge. [video clip] >> what i would say to grover norquist is the sequester destroys the u.s. military. according to our secretaire defense, it would be shooting ourselves in the hip. a smaller army since 1940 and the smallest airports in the history of the country. sequestration must be re
we need someone like ronald reagan again. we need to get the whole conservative movement running instead of these consultants that are inside the beltway. the federal government is too big and out of control. washington is rich and the rest of the country is hurting. they're using smoke and mirrors. something has to change. the people have to wake up and it will take a crisis. we are in trouble. but host: we will talk with malice in a little while on the future of the republican party. he is...
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latinos have just got another amnesty, which, by the way, ronald reagan gave back in 1986. what is obama going to do for black people? it is mind washing to me. i ask, why can't we get some training for our men and young people? back in the day, vocational schools. if he has done nothing for black people, but they are going to vote for him, just like a boat one party in maryland. it is starting to fall apart out here. of black people over the world not realizing that everything they have never gotten a republican has given to them. i just do not get it. in a tea party person. the key talking about getting new blood, but guess what. that is what we did in 2010. we're going to do it again. it will not stand. you can't take money from other people. i worked very hard my whole life to get what i have. i can assure you, i've not had any welfare. my mother did not raise as that way. i want black people to realize that you can't demonize the people who gave you the jobs which happens to be white republicans. a common on twitter. -- a comment on twitter. the pentagon does an about-
latinos have just got another amnesty, which, by the way, ronald reagan gave back in 1986. what is obama going to do for black people? it is mind washing to me. i ask, why can't we get some training for our men and young people? back in the day, vocational schools. if he has done nothing for black people, but they are going to vote for him, just like a boat one party in maryland. it is starting to fall apart out here. of black people over the world not realizing that everything they have never...
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ronald reagan was promised two- one spending cuts to taxes. tip o'neill and company law and once again. guest: that is a myth. a good example of that in the post by the writer that talks about pinocchio. it has developed into almost a legend but it was a 121 promise that reagan himself misunderstood. they pretty much got the one-to- one. host: why is assigning blame more important than getting a resolution? that from rick on the twitter page. guest: 4 politicians, assigning blame is part of what they do, that is part of their job description. the need to explain to their constituents why they are supporting some things and not others. if you read most of the people that write about these spending programs and where we're headed in the federal budget, we did not assign blame. we're looking at the long term. over the long term, the only thing to blame would be our correct citizenry and politicians, if we can get our act together to do something about it. host: david is on the democrat's line. pennsylvania. good morning. caller: this is 1981 all
ronald reagan was promised two- one spending cuts to taxes. tip o'neill and company law and once again. guest: that is a myth. a good example of that in the post by the writer that talks about pinocchio. it has developed into almost a legend but it was a 121 promise that reagan himself misunderstood. they pretty much got the one-to- one. host: why is assigning blame more important than getting a resolution? that from rick on the twitter page. guest: 4 politicians, assigning blame is part of...
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i go back to the beginning of this war, class warfare, instituted by ronald reagan. he shifted the tax burden from the wealthy and corporations, basically my taxes, middle-class taxes, doubled during the reagan administration. along with that, minimum-wage as had been held down for three decades. considering that this money from higher wages would go into the treasury. if people made more, there would be more in the treasury. they are having their cake and eating it as well. the class warfare, the use to be a 70% margin at the time, and it needs to be again. as far as the united states corporations being taxed more than others, we lead the charge and the rest of the world had to be competitive with us. it has left the world in a helluva mess. our answer is to abandon this insane experiment with supply- side economics and go back to a keynesian model, where we can share the wealth and have more taxes paid into the treasury. host: all right. douglas holtz-eakin? guest: first of all, i think it the big difference is between us and the next generation and the fundamental
i go back to the beginning of this war, class warfare, instituted by ronald reagan. he shifted the tax burden from the wealthy and corporations, basically my taxes, middle-class taxes, doubled during the reagan administration. along with that, minimum-wage as had been held down for three decades. considering that this money from higher wages would go into the treasury. if people made more, there would be more in the treasury. they are having their cake and eating it as well. the class warfare,...
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i just can't say enough good about ronald reagan i just can't. the first president i over voted for was gerald ford. i was very proud to cast a vote for gerald ford. had he run for president, i really think mike huckabee would have gone down in history as being a great president had he not backed out and decided not to run. host: other stories making news news this is traditionally tech today but it is a sunday. taxes are due to the federal government and state government on tuesday, april 17. :"cq weekly" is focusing on taxes -- it says main street retailers are being put at a disadvantage. the congress is focusing this week as they returned from a two-week recess, on taxes. bellevue, fla., democrats lined -- caller: good morning, i would have to say harry s. truman for a variety of reasons. he truly integrated the united states armed forces and as much as he took the minority population in the armed forces and brought them into the mainstream whereas prior to his administration, their tasks and the meal. -- had been menial. he incorporated tusk
i just can't say enough good about ronald reagan i just can't. the first president i over voted for was gerald ford. i was very proud to cast a vote for gerald ford. had he run for president, i really think mike huckabee would have gone down in history as being a great president had he not backed out and decided not to run. host: other stories making news news this is traditionally tech today but it is a sunday. taxes are due to the federal government and state government on tuesday, april 17....
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ronald reagan is the one who started this union-busting business. that was eight years of that. clinton did not help a lot by passing nafta, because he let all the labor laws slide through the cracks in order to get it passed. it has never changed. obama has not done enough to earn the union vote. host: robert, a strong defender of the unions in nashville, tenn.. guest: like i said earlier, and there's a historic context to this. the history of union and organized labour in this country have contributed mightily to the economic prosperity and to the strength of this nation. host: howard on the republican line from marietta, california. go ahead, howard. are you there? we will get back to howard. let's go to emily on the line for democrats from little rock, arkansas. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i am a first-time caller. i have been watching your show many times. this time, i had to call in. i want to thank you, mr. raul grijalva. i am a flight attendant with a major airline. i've been a flight attendant for approximately 36 years. i'm 63 years old. i've been
ronald reagan is the one who started this union-busting business. that was eight years of that. clinton did not help a lot by passing nafta, because he let all the labor laws slide through the cracks in order to get it passed. it has never changed. obama has not done enough to earn the union vote. host: robert, a strong defender of the unions in nashville, tenn.. guest: like i said earlier, and there's a historic context to this. the history of union and organized labour in this country have...
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caller: i'm glad you brought ronald reagan. while reagan said -- ronald reagan said the american people treat you right. we do not need unions. that was the biggest untrue thing he ever said while in office. they are not hiring black people. period. --e called for in kentucky. i have called for it in kentd in kentucky. they are not hiring black people. guest: look, i think many americans want the services the government delivers. they want veterans to be dealt with fairly. they want support for older americans. they want things done to protect the food supply and the drinking water. now, is the just department doing enough about enforcing the laws? the department of labor enforcing the laws? we need to make sure that government has the capacity to honor the promises it makes. it is all part of the conversation that should be going on. fightgoing to have a big after inauguration day about the priorities of government as we decide whether to raise the debt ceiling. that's the big event of 2013. president obama knows it and candid
caller: i'm glad you brought ronald reagan. while reagan said -- ronald reagan said the american people treat you right. we do not need unions. that was the biggest untrue thing he ever said while in office. they are not hiring black people. period. --e called for in kentucky. i have called for it in kentd in kentucky. they are not hiring black people. guest: look, i think many americans want the services the government delivers. they want veterans to be dealt with fairly. they want support for...
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host: president obama yesterday brought up ronald reagan. this is what he had to say. [video clip] >> would you accept a budget package, a deficit reduction plan, that involves $10 of cuts for every $1 in revenue increases? 10 to 1 ratio of spending cuts to revenue. not one of them raise their hand. think about that. ronald reagan who as i recall is not accused of being a socialist understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases. he did it multiple times. he could not get through the republican primary today. host: your reaction? guest: reagan did do a deal for $3 in spending cuts for each dollar in tax increases. he passed it. the tax increases were probably enacted by congress. the spending cuts never materialized. he said his biggest regret was when he did that deal. he would frequently joke where is my $3. there was a similar but trailed to george h. w. bush when he cut a deal that was supposed to be $2 in spending cuts. we got all the tax increases but n
host: president obama yesterday brought up ronald reagan. this is what he had to say. [video clip] >> would you accept a budget package, a deficit reduction plan, that involves $10 of cuts for every $1 in revenue increases? 10 to 1 ratio of spending cuts to revenue. not one of them raise their hand. think about that. ronald reagan who as i recall is not accused of being a socialist understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, for him to make a deal he would...
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ronald reagan winning back in 1984. guest: i am proud to take a little bit of credit for that four at one time being the democratic party chair in california. the republican party is a mirror of the national republican party in the sense that i think they lost track of where the country was moving. republican registration in 63.5% reagan's day was republican. today it is less than 30%. democrats did a good job of registering voters, but the republican party lost all of those people by their extreme right-wing philosophy and policies. host: pete wilson on the issue of immigration. why is that a mirror image? guest: we always had a hard time convincing latinos to vote, to register and to vote. we called them the sleeping giant. the sleeping giant woke up. he will send put an anti- immigration initiative on the ballot. the latino community came alive. a registered. now, they are a power in california and many other states. that is what has been the republican party from behind. when you support comprehensive immigration re
ronald reagan winning back in 1984. guest: i am proud to take a little bit of credit for that four at one time being the democratic party chair in california. the republican party is a mirror of the national republican party in the sense that i think they lost track of where the country was moving. republican registration in 63.5% reagan's day was republican. today it is less than 30%. democrats did a good job of registering voters, but the republican party lost all of those people by their...
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bush and before that president ronald reagan. we have to talk about action. with what the president said, it sounded very logical. he said many of the right things. the one challenge i would have for the democrats, which is something that we have to -- they need to come to grips with it as well -- is that when i hear, for example, the president talking about immigration, we tend to talk about it as a onetime situation. we secure the border, and then we take care -- we have a path to legalization. we take care of the kids. we have a dream act. we have done it. that is only half of the job, maybe even less. the big challenge is where do we go from here? are our caps big enough? i will give you an example. in agriculture it takes four months to get a permit to work as a temporary worker because you have to go through agencies and bureaucracy. in for months, your harvest is gone. it does not work for the marketplace. i would like to hear the president talking about where the democrats are also willing to go in the future, and to think about this as an economic, s
bush and before that president ronald reagan. we have to talk about action. with what the president said, it sounded very logical. he said many of the right things. the one challenge i would have for the democrats, which is something that we have to -- they need to come to grips with it as well -- is that when i hear, for example, the president talking about immigration, we tend to talk about it as a onetime situation. we secure the border, and then we take care -- we have a path to...
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he didn't have the votes then, ronald reagan, in his second term. if he didn't have them then, you won't need them now. you don't need a department of education, you need some federal responsibility in education but it could be minimal. when i was secretary, we did a poll, a survey, of all our grant recipients and we asked them to evaluate the program, the program that got the best grades, the bloc grant to the states. we take the money, we take our cut out, and send it back to them. that's the program they felt was the best. people said why did you take it in the first place, why don't you leave it there. host: from virginia, good morning. caller: good morning. i'm just sitting here amazed and outraged by the assertions that the former secretary is making. number one, blaming the obama administration for the mess in the middle east, because of obama's polices, as i recall a year ago, condoleezza rice and the other members of the bush administration were tripping over one another to claim that they were the ones responsible for the arab uprising, th
he didn't have the votes then, ronald reagan, in his second term. if he didn't have them then, you won't need them now. you don't need a department of education, you need some federal responsibility in education but it could be minimal. when i was secretary, we did a poll, a survey, of all our grant recipients and we asked them to evaluate the program, the program that got the best grades, the bloc grant to the states. we take the money, we take our cut out, and send it back to them. that's the...
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host: you see ronald reagan watching the proceedings. there was a lot of back-and- forth and horsetrading great going into that convention, it was not clear that gerald ford would have enough delegates on the first ballot. if that did not happen, potentially pandemonium with the specter that convention hall. guest: yes, they would have made the party structure in november and they were only off by 2%. given all the things that gerald ford had coming in, a disastrous debate, a debatable choice as bob dole as a running mate and yet he only lost by 2points. ultimately, voters don't decide until late october and that could be the case this year. host: headline from " the new york times"--- many viewers say this is a fantasy. guest: mitt romney is way ahead in delegates. his lead will increase as time goes on and we move into these winner-take-all states like connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania, rhode island. these are the states are highly favorable toward mitt romney. it comes to the point where he will start getting so far ahead
host: you see ronald reagan watching the proceedings. there was a lot of back-and- forth and horsetrading great going into that convention, it was not clear that gerald ford would have enough delegates on the first ballot. if that did not happen, potentially pandemonium with the specter that convention hall. guest: yes, they would have made the party structure in november and they were only off by 2%. given all the things that gerald ford had coming in, a disastrous debate, a debatable choice...
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in 1982 they said ronald reagan let's raise taxes and we will cut spending. they raised taxes and spending did not go down. it went up. then they went to bush eight years later, who learned nothing from reagan, and they said we will give you $2 of imaginary spending cuts for every dollar tax increase why not offer them $10 in imaginary, since it is all imaginary? he was offered $2. spending went up and not down. so we have played this game before. politicians who want to spend more money say we will cut spending in return for tax increases. they take the tax increases. because of that, you have to get to spending restraint. the 50 states have made a commitment not to raise taxes. those states that don't raise taxes, texas, florida, reform government. those states where taxes are on the table, maryland keeps raising taxes and spending like crazy. illinois keeps raising taxes instead of reforming government. california just decided to raise taxes instead of reforming their pension system. so the states are divided into those states that don't raise taxes and ar
in 1982 they said ronald reagan let's raise taxes and we will cut spending. they raised taxes and spending did not go down. it went up. then they went to bush eight years later, who learned nothing from reagan, and they said we will give you $2 of imaginary spending cuts for every dollar tax increase why not offer them $10 in imaginary, since it is all imaginary? he was offered $2. spending went up and not down. so we have played this game before. politicians who want to spend more money say we...
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. >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan opposing 1987 speech from west germany. also, this weekend on this3, our series the contenders. this sunday a 7:30 p.m.. republican candidate james lane. this weekend on c-span 3. blaine.es host: this is about revelations the u.s. and israel were a coubehind it. people have gotten agitated about this in recent days. guest: that was a big story. reporters and pundits had speculated about that for years. there was widespread belief that the u.s. and israel were probably behind it because it had done so much damage to the iranian centrifuges, apparently, but this story came out and quoted numerous officials as saying the obama administration signed on to a program begun by president bush called olympic games, which was very much a covert effort to launch cyber attacks. that was quite a huge newsbreak. so it has sort of reached a tipping point in this town where people on capitol hill in particular are wondering why we have had a number of leaks culminating about covert operations. previously ther
. >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan opposing 1987 speech from west germany. also, this weekend on this3, our series the contenders. this sunday a 7:30 p.m.. republican candidate james lane. this weekend on c-span 3. blaine.es host: this is about revelations the u.s. and israel were a coubehind it. people have gotten agitated about this in recent days. guest: that was a big story. reporters and pundits had speculated about...
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before ronald reagan became ronald reagan, when he was still out there as a maverick governor from california making a tour through the south, he had a few instances of a cultural disconnections, too. ronald reagan had to record communication skills and he overcame that over time. host: our guest is tom baxter joining us from atlanta, a longtime observer of southern politics. we have a link to his blog available on our website, c- span.org. we want as to a fundamental question has been looked at a map of the south. what is the new south? what is the seventh -- the southern strategy? what is the southern boat docks -- what is the southern vote? guest: obama carried three of the larger southern states, virginia, north carolina, and florida. there was not a solid south in the sense we have spoken about in previous elections. the other thing about that election is that if obama had not won any of those three states, he still would have had the electoral votes to win the election. we come in to this year with this out, again, being the beneficiary of reapportionment. with the electoral votes in te
before ronald reagan became ronald reagan, when he was still out there as a maverick governor from california making a tour through the south, he had a few instances of a cultural disconnections, too. ronald reagan had to record communication skills and he overcame that over time. host: our guest is tom baxter joining us from atlanta, a longtime observer of southern politics. we have a link to his blog available on our website, c- span.org. we want as to a fundamental question has been looked...
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host: let's talk about ronned -- ronald reagan for a minute. guest: i don't see constitutional problems with ronald reagan but with richard nixon. you have to call it straight. when a republican president messes around with the constitution, you have to say so and when the democratic president does as obama does now, you have to see that happen. host: fred barns, the real reagan out this morning from "the weekly standard" and inside, he points out this. reagan's own writings, the four elements of the conventional profile that he was uninformed, detached, dependent on advisors and lazy and in his piece, fred barnes points out not only his personal experience in interviews with ronald reagan in the 1980's but a number of books including the reagan diaries. guest: no, i knew reagan pretty well and i sometimes smile when i see these caricatures of him. he was very well informed. a lot of intellectuals think is that if you are smart and well informed, you have to be agonistic. you have to be restless with ideas and sweating and so forth. reagan was
host: let's talk about ronned -- ronald reagan for a minute. guest: i don't see constitutional problems with ronald reagan but with richard nixon. you have to call it straight. when a republican president messes around with the constitution, you have to say so and when the democratic president does as obama does now, you have to see that happen. host: fred barns, the real reagan out this morning from "the weekly standard" and inside, he points out this. reagan's own writings, the four...
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if i may continue quickly, ronald reagan used the bully pulpit with tip o'neill as the speaker in the '80s, he was able to get things done. likewise, president clinton was also able to get things done. there is no peacekeeping -- i will wrap it up. there is no is skipping the president obama has failed to lead. he has led us. i love what he says. i voted for hope and change four years ago. now, i find myself for the president who is not able to call people into his office, make phone calls, and say, let's work something out. i think mitt romney is more likely to be able to actually get things started. host: we appreciate your time this morning. here is the lead story from "the globe and mail." mitt romney, a obama struggle to sway the nation's voters with his running mate in place and his convention of looming -- mitt romney naturally trills obama. ronald on the democrats' line. you are on the air. what are your thoughts about the caller: fiscal: -- fiscal cliff. caller: it is mind boggling to say obama fails to lead it. i remember they were putting him on the back, you are doing a go
if i may continue quickly, ronald reagan used the bully pulpit with tip o'neill as the speaker in the '80s, he was able to get things done. likewise, president clinton was also able to get things done. there is no peacekeeping -- i will wrap it up. there is no is skipping the president obama has failed to lead. he has led us. i love what he says. i voted for hope and change four years ago. now, i find myself for the president who is not able to call people into his office, make phone calls, and...
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ronald reagan was belittled and demeaned in his time. president obama is experiencing a high level of anger from a lot of people especially on the far right. the other day he said with regard to the fiscal cliff, you guys have to look at what's best for the country. i thought he is speaking to the issue of people who don't like him. it surprised me the response from people on the far right -- obama is so egotistical and he has become so arrogant that he thinks it is about him. yes, some people are constantly deriding this guy and have a personal. i did not think it was inappropriate for him to pointed out. host: dependent line, arlington, texas -- caller: white isn't anybody pointing out the social security problem we have is that democrats and republicans have both spent all the money that was supposed to be allocated to it. that is part of our debt but all of the politicians have spent all that money including the president, of course. nobody really brings that up. secondly, on the budget, why doesn't anybody really give the facts abou
ronald reagan was belittled and demeaned in his time. president obama is experiencing a high level of anger from a lot of people especially on the far right. the other day he said with regard to the fiscal cliff, you guys have to look at what's best for the country. i thought he is speaking to the issue of people who don't like him. it surprised me the response from people on the far right -- obama is so egotistical and he has become so arrogant that he thinks it is about him. yes, some people...
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reagan goes 1911 speech from west germany. also this weekend on c-span3, our series, the contenders, 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history, this sunday and 7:30, james blaine. this weekend on c-span 3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: representative mick mulvaney, republican of south carolina, a freshman representing the fifth district. guest: thanks for having me. host: let's get your impression on governor walker's victory in wisconsin. here is the headline -- ? what you make ? guest: it's hard to look at it any other way but a big victory for not only governor walker but for republicans in wisconsin and state why. it was a large margin that surprised people. then he won by six points or seven points. the narrative is sort of changing for democrats. they said the real story is the amount of money. i think that is not the issue. it's a fairly dry cut and dry race. did you want to take on the public-sector unions or not? to have him come out by that margin is very telling
reagan goes 1911 speech from west germany. also this weekend on c-span3, our series, the contenders, 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history, this sunday and 7:30, james blaine. this weekend on c-span 3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: representative mick mulvaney, republican of south carolina, a freshman representing the fifth district. guest: thanks for having me. host: let's get your impression on governor walker's...
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as the number of one-quarter of a century since ronald reagan and tip o'neill did the last one. >> but to most interesting words you said this morning are at least. you could see an extension longer than one year? >> we need a comprehensive, bipartisan tax reform. can that be done in a year? i hope so. i think we ought to stick with current tax rates until we get through the comprehensive tax reform. >> mr. leader, would you favor a two-year extension? >> i would favor at least one year and get busy on the comprehensive tax reform that both sides know we need to do, and that is how i would deal with this -- tax side of the fiscal cliff. >> you are optimistic, you say, that it could be done in a year, but practically, can it be? >> i think so. we are not starting from scratch. dave camp, chairman of the house ways and means committee has done a lot of work -- committee, has done a lot of work already. the senate finance committee has looked at tax expenditures, revenue given away promoting one cause or another, and i think we are ready to get busy. we have not done much the last year an
as the number of one-quarter of a century since ronald reagan and tip o'neill did the last one. >> but to most interesting words you said this morning are at least. you could see an extension longer than one year? >> we need a comprehensive, bipartisan tax reform. can that be done in a year? i hope so. i think we ought to stick with current tax rates until we get through the comprehensive tax reform. >> mr. leader, would you favor a two-year extension? >> i would favor...
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the only good thing ronald reagan ever did -- since ronald reagan got in there, wages went for health insurance. my wages, basically buying power, is the same as it was 30 years ago. host: how much of your wages do you have to use for your health care now under the affordable care act? caller: the affordable care act is not in full force for another two years, and my health insurance for my wife and die is a bargain, i guess, total -- and pie is a bargain, about $7,000 a year. host: are you spending more or less the? caller: i am spending less time i bought a car made in montgomery, alabama. it's 45 miles a gallon. you do not mind, i will tell you what kind it is. host: that is okay. we'll move on to greece in -- reece in illinois. caller: i would like to see one day the democrats and republicans in the house of representatives and the senate, and the president wanting to work together. we need to step up and make this country better than this. i have an opportunity to be in this country for over 10 years and i'm happy to be here. i have seen so many elections, and i want everybody to
the only good thing ronald reagan ever did -- since ronald reagan got in there, wages went for health insurance. my wages, basically buying power, is the same as it was 30 years ago. host: how much of your wages do you have to use for your health care now under the affordable care act? caller: the affordable care act is not in full force for another two years, and my health insurance for my wife and die is a bargain, i guess, total -- and pie is a bargain, about $7,000 a year. host: are you...
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mortgage rates up to 20% under ronald reagan. i don't know why they keep talking about that man as being wonderful when he was not the best economic person around. host: who will you vote for in november? caller: right now i am not decided about anything. host: showing you some headlines with conflicting views of this -- next is lancaster, pennsylvania, don, an independent. caller: yes, susan. you might want to show a graphic in september of 2008 when they came and told congress the world was about to collapse. just think of that time and how on certain things were,. the doom and, obama, even though he's no day at the beach, has done a reasonable job for changing that amount. that was four years ago. so i think we are better off. i am better off and i think we are in general. host: citizen of the world on twitter asks, are we losing 800,000 jobs a month? next is westminster, california. leo, a democrat. caller: good morning. i am not worse off. i am retired, but we do have rentals. some of my renters are not doing quite so well.
mortgage rates up to 20% under ronald reagan. i don't know why they keep talking about that man as being wonderful when he was not the best economic person around. host: who will you vote for in november? caller: right now i am not decided about anything. host: showing you some headlines with conflicting views of this -- next is lancaster, pennsylvania, don, an independent. caller: yes, susan. you might want to show a graphic in september of 2008 when they came and told congress the world was...
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guest: regarding his age, that was a very big consideration of ronald reagan when he was running. he was advanced in age as well, and people criticized him for being too old to run. and he held elected office for eight years. i think he is able to overcome that, especially because he does iranian people. he does appeal to independents. i do not think that will really hurt him. as for the newsletter is, not press releases, and they went out under his name but from what i understand he did not sign them. he has disavowed them. he says that he does not agree with what is in them. he said it was a mistake to allow other people to publish under his name. i think if you look at the rest of his career, the rest of his personal life, you will see that he is a man of integrity. he does what he says and he says what he does. i do not see a reason to not believe him on this one particular instance, when he has shown himself to be truthful in every other situation. host: claremore, okla. on aligned for republicans. jim, you are on the line with carolyn mckinney. caller: i support ron paul. an
guest: regarding his age, that was a very big consideration of ronald reagan when he was running. he was advanced in age as well, and people criticized him for being too old to run. and he held elected office for eight years. i think he is able to overcome that, especially because he does iranian people. he does appeal to independents. i do not think that will really hurt him. as for the newsletter is, not press releases, and they went out under his name but from what i understand he did not...
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everything in this program is either george bush did it, ronald reagan did it, or if you disagree with obama you are a racist. i kind of get tired of hearing the kind of stuff. i wish that people would let up on this racism stuff, get smart, and vote for mitt romney. host: thank you for the call, from west virginia. chicago, this is available on our website. one of the questions -- if reelected, what would a second term look like for the president? what is his vision for another four years? [video clip] >> we did it your ways and it was a failure for the country. there may be issues on which we fight and disagree, but where we disagree -- where we can agree is on where we find that common ground. host: eric is on the phone from atlanta, democratic line, good morning. caller: bush and reagan destroyed this country. the vision of reagan was the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. this was the program that they put together. not letting it democrat impose his vision of the united states. also, reagan, it was set in iran. reagan was no great president. clinton got back in offi
everything in this program is either george bush did it, ronald reagan did it, or if you disagree with obama you are a racist. i kind of get tired of hearing the kind of stuff. i wish that people would let up on this racism stuff, get smart, and vote for mitt romney. host: thank you for the call, from west virginia. chicago, this is available on our website. one of the questions -- if reelected, what would a second term look like for the president? what is his vision for another four years?...
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when ronald reagan got into office, he started regulating everything. before he got out of office, missouri was losing its shoe factories. in 1991, our factory closed and sold as several others. -- and so did several others. these people are not for the american people. they are out for the rich people in this country and i think it is sad when a democrat gets into office, they turn into bullies. they don't want the democrats to get a thing done. i think it is so pathetic. they are getting paid to work for this country and instead they are just a bunch of bullies. host: what about her sentiment? guest: i think vice president joe biden is interested in these issues. one thing he has worked and in the by president say is a task force or a commission -- in the vice presidency is a task force to work on this. these issues about jobs being exported and jobs leaving and about diminished security for the middle-class -- the questions that joe biden has thought a lot about. at a general level, he would be quite comfortable talking about this with paul ryan and
when ronald reagan got into office, he started regulating everything. before he got out of office, missouri was losing its shoe factories. in 1991, our factory closed and sold as several others. -- and so did several others. these people are not for the american people. they are out for the rich people in this country and i think it is sad when a democrat gets into office, they turn into bullies. they don't want the democrats to get a thing done. i think it is so pathetic. they are getting paid...
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all i could hear was ronald reagan, ronald reagan. i would like him to come up with something of his own. they talk about ronald reagan, but they never talk about the nine times ronald reagan raised taxes. i would like them to talk on that subject. host: thank you for calling in this morning. there were other primaries in illinois. this is from "the chicago sun- times >" he won his republican primary challenge against a fellow congressman. he finished with 56% of the vote. by the way, the former speaker endorsed and eric cantor endorsed adam kinzinger. this is from "the hill the newspaper." next call comes from a rick santorum supporter. surely it from new castle, pa.. you are on c-span. caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. i enjoy c-span. i want to say that. what i would like to say is this. i do not understand why so many people are voting for mitt romney. don't ever remember the health- care? he, in fact, helped put that health care into place in his state. they used at health care and the big got -- as the guidel
all i could hear was ronald reagan, ronald reagan. i would like him to come up with something of his own. they talk about ronald reagan, but they never talk about the nine times ronald reagan raised taxes. i would like them to talk on that subject. host: thank you for calling in this morning. there were other primaries in illinois. this is from "the chicago sun- times >" he won his republican primary challenge against a fellow congressman. he finished with 56% of the vote. by the...
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reagan called, the phone call was immediately returned. boehner's argument was that he had to put together a congressional deal. he thought it would affect the financial markets. that is his excuse. president said, "why didn't he just call and say, i am working on tit." it was the silence that offended the president and the white house staff. boehner did call and said he was backing out. one of the aids who work with them for years -- one of the aides said he was spewing coals like a furnace in the oval office that day. the worry was the president was so furious when he was on the phone that he would literally break the phone. scott pelley asked if he was in a phone-breaking mood. the president said he was very angry. host: you write about it lack of deference on the democratic side, too. why do you think that is? guest: a lot has to do with harry reid, who goes to a meeting with the president on a sunday night at 6:00 p.m. go to the meeting and you can see what happens. one of the most interesting meetings i've ever reported on. harry rei
reagan called, the phone call was immediately returned. boehner's argument was that he had to put together a congressional deal. he thought it would affect the financial markets. that is his excuse. president said, "why didn't he just call and say, i am working on tit." it was the silence that offended the president and the white house staff. boehner did call and said he was backing out. one of the aids who work with them for years -- one of the aides said he was spewing coals like a...
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we saw this in 1984 against republican president ronald reagan. we saw that in 1996 against democratic president bill clinton. when the incumbent has no primary challenge and when there's a huge fields on the other party side, so much of the early campaign is an audition for who can be the most vitriolic and most confrontational against the incumbent. that is what we saw here for months. it is one of the reasons why mitt romney stands in the position he does today. as we saw from the exit polls in iowa and i think it's true here, which is, among those that said defeating obama was their number one priority, mitt romney got 41% of the caucus votes. if it is driving the other republicans crazy. we saw newt gingrich yesterday basically explodes at this motif. he said i cannot stand this electability argument about about romney. three out of four people at the caucus said that romney was not acceptable. part of it is a complement to this president. barack obama is extremely good candidates. we saw that on the ground in new hampshire. he is a very deft
we saw this in 1984 against republican president ronald reagan. we saw that in 1996 against democratic president bill clinton. when the incumbent has no primary challenge and when there's a huge fields on the other party side, so much of the early campaign is an audition for who can be the most vitriolic and most confrontational against the incumbent. that is what we saw here for months. it is one of the reasons why mitt romney stands in the position he does today. as we saw from the exit polls...
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reagan, the outsourcing of our jobs. there are a lot of people trying to live and $10 an hour while they are getting social security, medicare, taking out of their money, and then they are told by people like paul ryan and mitt romney that that is an entitlement. to me, that is like more of a ponzi scheme if they take that away. getting back to the elephant in the room, until we start talking about structurally change in this country beyond fighting over taxes -- you can fight over moving around the chairs on the titanic, but what really needs to be done is we need to repeal the trade agreement, look at taxing goods from china, and we need to get jobs back into this country, manufacturing jobs with wages people can live on and pressure for wages to go up. right now, the pressure is for wages to go down. you are fighting over what is less of the money coming in. host: let's go to the congressman. guest: this is an important issue that was fought over in the campaign. we need to support manufacturing in this country. i com
reagan, the outsourcing of our jobs. there are a lot of people trying to live and $10 an hour while they are getting social security, medicare, taking out of their money, and then they are told by people like paul ryan and mitt romney that that is an entitlement. to me, that is like more of a ponzi scheme if they take that away. getting back to the elephant in the room, until we start talking about structurally change in this country beyond fighting over taxes -- you can fight over moving...
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guest: well, ronald reagan was never a businessman, either, and lost to republicans -- and lots of republicans think he did a good job with the economy. i don't think that's the sole qualifier. the fact of the matter is the economy is not in great shape, the president was handed the keys to the worst economy in generations and we are seeing some signs of improvement, we are seeing some actions that have started to help turn things around. it's not where everybody wants it to be. the question people have, really, is over the next four years, what is the choice that we want, do we want an economy geared towards helping the middle class, do we want an economy geared towards helping the wealthiest, the multi-national corporations, and that's the choice that the president is putting in front of people, and i think it's a choice that we're going to be facing. guest: -- host: sasha says romney will spend after he is nominated. this republican convention is late. last week of august. democratic convention in early september. guest: right. host: does it help or hurt when it comes to momentum and also t
guest: well, ronald reagan was never a businessman, either, and lost to republicans -- and lots of republicans think he did a good job with the economy. i don't think that's the sole qualifier. the fact of the matter is the economy is not in great shape, the president was handed the keys to the worst economy in generations and we are seeing some signs of improvement, we are seeing some actions that have started to help turn things around. it's not where everybody wants it to be. the question...
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guest: one statistic to keep in mind is president ronald reagan is the only president since world war two to be elected with the unemployment rate above 6%. obama certainly has a hurdle ahead of him in that respect. it is fair to say that a lot of his critics and opponents will bring up dead when the federal stimulus was being considered, -- that when the federal stimulus was being considered, some economists from obama's team said it would keep unemployment below 8%, and it peaked at about 10%. it is fair game for the creeks to use. -- critics to use. even if the unemployment rate keeps falling, it has to be falling for the right reasons from the eyes of policymakers. if we see the rate come down because people keep dropping out of the labor force, that does not make for a happy electorate. host: what you were talking about is also referred to on the front page in columbia, south carolina, with a chart that shows 6.8% was the unemployment rate in november, 2008, when barack obama defeated john mccain for the presidency, went up to 7.6% in january, 2009, when the president took office
guest: one statistic to keep in mind is president ronald reagan is the only president since world war two to be elected with the unemployment rate above 6%. obama certainly has a hurdle ahead of him in that respect. it is fair to say that a lot of his critics and opponents will bring up dead when the federal stimulus was being considered, -- that when the federal stimulus was being considered, some economists from obama's team said it would keep unemployment below 8%, and it peaked at about...
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ronald reagan lowered marginal tax rates from 70% to 28%. he watched one of the greatest economic booms in american history. bill clinton -- i have always felt he was a pretty good economic president. he bumped up the income tax, but bumped down the capital gains tax. i am not sure what the caller is talking about. he sounds very grouchy. nothing is perfect. i will defend most of that stuff. i cannot speak to governor scott. host: you talk about reagan. i want you to explain your recent column about the reagan in romney and where you say you believe that romney is the most candidates like reagan. guest: yes. i think he is the most fiscally conservative republican since ronald reagan. romney's position on a 20% supply-side tax cut across the board on targeting government spending to get it down from 24% of gdp to 20%, which could mean several trillion dollars lower spending. his growth estimate of 04% is exactly right. we should have had that this whole time. the idea of creating 300,000 new a month was an excellent target. unleashing our ene
ronald reagan lowered marginal tax rates from 70% to 28%. he watched one of the greatest economic booms in american history. bill clinton -- i have always felt he was a pretty good economic president. he bumped up the income tax, but bumped down the capital gains tax. i am not sure what the caller is talking about. he sounds very grouchy. nothing is perfect. i will defend most of that stuff. i cannot speak to governor scott. host: you talk about reagan. i want you to explain your recent column...
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does the country realize ronald reagan borrow more money from the chinese than any u.s. president in history. that is my comment. host: joplin, missouri. mary a democratic calller. caller: i did vote for obama in the last election. i a am disappointed. i agree with the former calller spirit and i agree the one who has the new voice for america and clear and concise vision and to is a true patriot, i believe that is wrong hall. that is who will get my vote in the next election. host: what happens next for him? caller: people are starting to take notice of him. he has true values. i think he will get a greater pulling than people realize. look at the upcoming dates for the primaries. next up south carolina on june 3 21st. florida 10 days later. about a caucuses are february 4. that week in may in the caucuses there. -- in maine. this is taken jidda reports-bit. it shows mitt romney in the lead with 37 percent signed. rick santorum was behind him. ron paul at well. going down to perry and huntsman. a florida poll. san the numbers are changing theire as the race shapes up. t
does the country realize ronald reagan borrow more money from the chinese than any u.s. president in history. that is my comment. host: joplin, missouri. mary a democratic calller. caller: i did vote for obama in the last election. i a am disappointed. i agree with the former calller spirit and i agree the one who has the new voice for america and clear and concise vision and to is a true patriot, i believe that is wrong hall. that is who will get my vote in the next election. host: what...